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While I agree, I heard a similar thing on the weather (here in the UK, in degrees Celcius), when the weather woman said we would be in "mid double figures" tomo
by djaychela 10y ago
While I agree, I heard a similar thing on the weather (here in the UK, in degrees Celcius), when the weather woman said we would be in "mid double figures" tomorrow, clearly meaning around 15 degrees, not 50!
- acchow 10y agoThey don't use "mid-teens" in the UK?
- test1235 10y agoYeah, we do. "Mid double figures" might make sense in the context of use, but my first evaluation of that phrase isn't a value less than 20.
- nkrisc 10y agoSounds like it was clearly a mistake, but as you mentioned in a very specific context, with a specific range of likely values (temperature near sea level on Earth) I could see how it could make sense.
- djaychela 10y agoYes they do, but I guess she just mis-spoke (for those in the UK, this is Carol Kirkwood on the BBC)...